Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
SecondaryCopper
TertiaryTin, Bismuth
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model154: Epithermal quartz-alunite Au
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR TO IRREGULAR
Ore controlCaldera Ring Fracture Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsFamatinite
GangueAlunite, Kaolinite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLatite
Associated rockLatite
AlterationPyritization, Alunitization, Kaolinization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1904
Discovery year1903
Identification
Deposit ID10046712
MRDS IDM241913
Alternate namesPaloverde Claims, Velvet
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.71828, -117.21841
References
SHAMBERGER, H.A., 1982, THE STORY OF GOLDFIELD; NEVADA HISTORICAL PRESS, CARSON CITY, NEVADA, 240 P.NBMG REPORT 33, P. 77-86NBMG BULL 48, P. 17-18RICHARD, T.A., MAY 1915, MIN. & SC1 PRESS, P. 797.WEED, W.H., ED., 1922, THE MINES HANDBOOK, VOL. XV, P.1233.LINCOLN, F.C., 1923, MINING DISTRICTS AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA: RENO, NV. NEWSLETTER PUBLISHING CO.SHAMBERGER, H.A., 1982, P.199. SEARLS, F., 1948, P. 17-18